The Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo has maintained his stand on the ranking of Yoruba Obas, pledging to release evidence to back his claims. The Alake who spoke through his Special Adviser on media Affairs, Chief Lai Labode said he does not want to engage in controversy with anyone.
The Paramount ruler had on Saturday stirred the hornet’s nest, declaring that the Ooni of Ife remained the highest in the ranking of Yoruba Obas.
The Alake who also identified ego as the cause of disunity among traditional rulers and people of Yoruba extraction, said the Ife monarch is the highest of the five principal Obas in Yorubaland.
Oba Gbadebo said this while receiving the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi in his Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State palace. OOni and Alake The Alake who had listed the other Obas below the Ooni to include the Alaafin of Oyo and the Oba of Benin coming second and third, respectively, in that order.
He also listed his own title, the Alake of Egbaland as the fourth while the Awujale of Ijebuland occupies the lowest rung of ladder.
The Alake said, “Ooni is one of the five principal Obas in Yorubaland. The others are in order of the way they are classified on supremacy basis.
After the Ooni is the Alaafin. After the Alaafin, the Oba of Benin. After the Oba of Benin, it comes to the Alake of Egbaland and the fifth and by no means the last or the least, the Awujale of Ijebuland.’’
Although, the paramount ruler was said to be unavailable to clear some issues relating to his claim, his aide disclosed that the monarch had sent an evidence to support his claim through his private secretary who was not available as at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona could not be reached as his Personal Assistant, simply identified as Toyin requested for a letter of interview before Awujale before he could talk to the press. The Awujale aide said the monarch was ready to speak with media provided that a letter of request for interview is sent to him.
As at yesterday, I thought it was just a thing of ignorance on the part of the alake,but now I understand better you guys want the Oba of Benin to speak, you actually want to hear his voice to confirm your doubts! Yoruba people u guys are a bunch of clowns!
ReplyDeleteDid you say ignorance? The ignorant here is the Benin chief whom I believe need to back and study history very well. He's so ignorant that he did not study that Benin kingdom was created by one of Oduduwa's sons. He needs to go ask his elders about Benin kingdom. He shouldn't twist history.
DeleteClassic anachronism.
ReplyDeleteI believe in yoruba land, a son is older than his father. Since the fact that the first Ooni of Ife is the son of the last Ogiso of Benin kingdom and the first Alafin of Oyo kingdom is the grand son of the last Ogiso of Benin kingdom and the son of the first Ooni of Ife kingdom. So where is the position of the Alake in all there for him to speak in elders matter?
ReplyDeleteI'll simply advise to go back to primary school to study history very well. Oranmiyan created Beni Kingdom leaving his son Eweka to rule in his stead, and went back to Oyo to create another kingdom.
DeleteThe alake of egbaland is ignorant of history the Benin chief was trying to educate him he was calling on the colonial master as they knew. If yoruba s want know more about history they visit the ancient city of Benin. About 95% of the chief are learned least you see are phd holders and professor.
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